Zinc

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Zinc is a transition metal element^[1], and has a atomic weight of 65.5^[2].

Zinc is considered an essential trace element, deficiency in the element can cause slow growth and healing^[3]. It is also used to treat disease such as osteoporosis and wilson's disease^[3].

The abundance of zinc in humans is 33000 ppb, which means an average person weighing 70 kilograms would have only 2.31g of zinc^[4].

[[1]-1] ttp://www.zinc.org/basics/zinc_properties

[[2]-2] ttp://www.chemicalelements.com/elements/zn.html

[[3]-3] 3.0 ^3.1 http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/druginfo/natural/982.html

[[4]-4] ttp://www.webelements.com/zinc/biology.html

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